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Pong's Killer Lifestyle: a visit to Austin's past?

Lawrence K. Shoemaker | Austin, TX USA! | 08/22/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Perhaps the best live show in town? Sure. I even saw these clowns dancing around at this one show. I mean REAL clowns. With makeup, wigs and some kind of gas. Crazy.
PONG's conceptual watershed--killer lifestyle--touches upon a little known moment in the history of Austin, Texas--the home of PONG. With songs like "incapacitated," "bubble jungle," and, of course, "rna." PONG is retelling the story of the liberation of three monkeys at the downtown Austin Zoo. This was a little known and absolute actual occurrence during the early nineties. Through the many prisms of rock music we hear of Neil, Bubble and Foot Foot's release. They take us through three acts, introducing us to Foot Foot with the first song aptly titled with the eponymous "foot foot." Then number secondly, describing the pre-dawn "liberation" of the three monkeys in "blues underground." Finally PONG finishes us off the rack with the three different, yet equally heartrending, final breathing and living moments of life these zoo animals came to in "hug" for Bubble, "new world order" for neil, and the final tribute "incapacitated" for Foot Foot. Thank you PONG! Thank you for keeping the spirit of these three wonderful animals alive! Thanks to PONG for using the power of the concept album (rock opera) for good."

Best unknown band ever

Bifrig | Orange, Massachusetts United States | 09/20/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is an awesome continuation of the band Ed Hall,,these three guys know how to do it,,hats off to Larry,Gary and Lyman"